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Sausage Dog HotelThu, 15 Mar 2018 08:01:29 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.5Las Vegas Dachshund Rescuehttp://sausagedoghotel.com/las-vegas-dachshund-rescue/
http://sausagedoghotel.com/las-vegas-dachshund-rescue/#respondFri, 14 Dec 2012 18:20:30 +0000http://sausagedoghotel.com/?p=496During our recent holiday in the USA, while we were in Las Vegas, we had the great privilege to be invited to spend some time with the wonderful people (and sausages) of the ‘On My Way Home Dachshund Rescue’ at one of their adoptathon events. Based in Henderson, just outside Las Vegas, the group do […]

]]>During our recent holiday in the USA, while we were in Las Vegas, we had the great privilege to be invited to spend some time with the wonderful people (and sausages) of the ‘On My Way Home Dachshund Rescue’ at one of their adoptathon events. Based in Henderson, just outside Las Vegas, the group do simply amazing work, rescuing dachshunds and other small dogs from animal shelters, puppy mills, and other locations where their very lives are in danger, and placing them into loving foster homes around the Las Vegas valley, until they can find forever homes for them through their adoptathon events and other promotional efforts. We were almost halfway through our holiday at this point, and had been away from our own sausages for over a week, so whilst we wanted to learn more about their operation, we were also selfishly looking for a little sausage fix to tide us over till we could get home to our waiting Stanley & Ollie, and friends. What we found when we arrived was more than we could have imagined.

The adoptaphon was being held outside a DIY dog wash parlour called ‘The Soggy Dog’, in Henderson, Nevada, a great idea which seems to be very poplular, where you take your dogs to a fully equipped booth and wash your dog yourself, with all the equipment, soaps and lotions provided for you, but with the bonus of all the filth being far away from your home! How I wish that there was a facility like this on the outskirts of every London park, especially in winter!

There were over a dozen beautiful sausages playfully running around just waiting for their future owners to come and meet them. Everywhere you looked there was another cute face looking up at you just begging for a cuddle, and we definitely got our fix, and much much more.

Here are a few pics and video from our short time there. In the few weeks since we have been back, some of these lovely hounds have now found their forever homes, which is fantastic news. But many are still available, so if you are in, or know anyone in the Las Vegas or nearby area that could give these stunning sausages a loving forever home, please contact the group through their website or facebook page. As I said to them on the day we were there, I only wish there was a way for me to have brought them all back to England, as I get constant enquiries from people looking to rehome sausages, with only a few ever coming up for rehoming, so feel sure I could get them all into loving homes in a matter of weeks. Who knows, maybe one day we will find a way to set up a trans-atlantic rescue effort…..

Huge thanks to the ‘On My Way Home Dachshund Rescue’ for the great work they do, and for being so welcoming to us, and helping us out with our sausage fix. Please visit their facebook page and support them if you can:

]]>http://sausagedoghotel.com/las-vegas-dachshund-rescue/feed/0Dixter Dachshund Day – by Stanleyhttp://sausagedoghotel.com/dixter-dachshund-day-by-stanley/
http://sausagedoghotel.com/dixter-dachshund-day-by-stanley/#respondTue, 16 Oct 2012 14:55:36 +0000http://sausagedoghotel.com/?p=449So a couple of weeks ago we had an amazing day out at an event called the Dixter Dachshund Day, which is put on by the Southern Dachshund Association. It was so much fun – there must have been 60 or 70 sausages there, and almost all of them we were meeting for the first […]

]]>So a couple of weeks ago we had an amazing day out at an event called the Dixter Dachshund Day, which is put on by the Southern Dachshund Association. It was so much fun – there must have been 60 or 70 sausages there, and almost all of them we were meeting for the first time.

Willow & Victoria were staying with us so they came along, and we also met up with Duke & Lottie and a few other friendly sausage faces when we got there. We all had a go at the agility competition – I was pretty happy with my performance, although I know I can do better, but they had this barbecue going with some lovely smelling meat, and I found that a bit distracting… I still managed to come 4th overall, so can’t complain, and my good friends Duke & Lottie came 1st and 2nd.

Then they had races, which of course we love. They even were thoughtful enough to give us something to chase, to make it a bit more organised, which I very much appreciated. I never got hold of it completely, but it looked a lot like a squirrel, and we all know how much we love to chase those! I just noticed from watching the video that Lottie got hold of it at the end of her heat and fought like crazy not to give it back – I will have to ask her what it tasted like when I see her next…

So I performed really well, winning my heat and then the Semi final. In the grand final I was up against the standards, with their longer legs, but I gave it my all and came 2nd – there was no way I was going to catch that big one once he got going lol

It was all great fun though, and all us visiting sausages held our own, with Duke, Lottie & Willow all winning their heats, and Ollie finishing a close 2nd in a somewhat rough race lol – take note – he does not like other sausages to cut across him while racing!

After all the fun and excitement of the Dixter day we decided to go to the beach at Camber Sands, which was amazing and so soft. Watch out for a video of our beach visit coming soon, but for now please enjoy our Dixter adventures!

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http://sausagedoghotel.com/paws-in-the-park/#respondSat, 22 Sep 2012 21:09:08 +0000http://sausagedoghotel.com/?p=109Back from another amazing Paws in the Park! – As I have mentioned before, it is my favourite show of the year by far. I go to many dog shows throughout the year – companion, pedigree, fun, big, small, and everything in-between. But for me, this beats them all hands down. The sheer size of […]

Back from another amazing Paws in the Park! – As I have mentioned before, it is my favourite show of the year by far.

I go to many dog shows throughout the year – companion, pedigree, fun, big, small, and everything in-between. But for me, this beats them all hands down. The sheer size of the location gives them the opportunity to offer so many different events and activities, and have them all going on simultaneously – in fact there is so much to choose from, a single day is really not enough to get around to everything you want to.

Next year I plan to stay the whole weekend and camp overnight as once again, there were things I didn’t get to see/do just because of running out of time.

Stanley & Ollie had a great time as always, and I had several other sausages with me too this year, including little sliver-dapple puppy Victoria, who, even though she spent a lot of the day tucked up in my bag, must have garnered more attention than some of the events. I think she must be a serious contender for the most socialised puppy of the year award as she must have been cuddled by over 100 people on this day alone. But then who can resist a mini-dachshund puppy?

The Dash n Splash team once again did an amazing job, and were gathering big crowds throughout the day. I know Stanley & Ollie really want to have a go, at least in the little pool – hopefully next year we will get to give them a trial! – Things like this are for me the main reason why this show beats all the others – there are so many ‘have-a-go’ activities for dogs of all shapes and sizes. From agility to hurdle racing, obedience to fly-ball, dogstable couse to frisbee fun, there really is something for every one of our four-legged friends to get involved in.

Add to this the vast array of exhibitors with so much more space to work with than at other shows – most of them offering great show-only prices even on everyday purchases like food and supplies, and you have a great balance of everything you could ever want at a show.

Met so many new friends and some potential future guests at Sausage Dog Hotel too!